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Industry News June 7, 2024

Squad Busters hits $10 million in revenue, with US, Germany, and France being top three markets

Squad Busters is Supercell’s first globally launched game since Brawl Stars. It has been just over a week since its release, so it’s time to take a closer look at its revenue, downloads, and other metrics.
Market Analysis June 6, 2024

Quarterly mobile game spending tops $20 billion for first time in two years, Monopoly Go! breaks records with $770 million

Sensor Tower has published a report on the mobile market for the first quarter of 2024. Here are the key findings regarding mobile games, including revenue, downloads, and other data.
Industry News June 6, 2024

Chaotic story of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League reeks of “BioWare magic”, mirroring other live service flops

The failed launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League resulted in huge losses for Warner Bros. A new report sheds light on the game’s troubled development and its misguided live service ambitions.
Industry News June 6, 2024

China approves 15 foreign games, including Valorant: Operation Primal — mobile version of Riot’s shooter

China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has issued a new batch of game licenses. As a result, 15 titles from foreign developers were approved for release in the country.
Industry News June 5, 2024

Medieval Dynasty hits 2 million players, with its success skyrocketing Render Cube’s quarterly profit by 729%

Open world survival game Medieval Dynasty has reached an impressive new milestone. It has proven to be a huge success for Polish developer Render Cube.
Deals June 5, 2024

Bespoke Pixel, founded by former Massive head David Polfeldt, raises $25 million for its debut multiplayer game

David Polfeldt, former head of Ubisoft Massive, has started his own game studio. Bespoke Pixel has already secured investment for its debut title.
Game Development June 5, 2024

Former Riot devs open source their playtesting tool Friendshipper to help industry adopt new workflows faster

Believer, an indie studio founded by former Riot Games employees, has decided to open source its proprietary technology Friendshipper. All developers and enthusiasts are now free to use the toolset in their own projects.
Industry News June 5, 2024

Epic Games and Scopely only two game developers included in Time’s 100 most influential companies

Time Magazine has published its annual list of the 100 most influential companies. The only two game developers on the 2024 edition are Epic Games and Scopely.
Industry News June 4, 2024

Dead by Daylight maker Behaviour Interactive lays off 95 employees as part of “strategic changes”

Behaviour Interactive, best known for its online horror game Dead by Daylight, has announced its second round of layoffs this year. The cuts will mostly affect the company’s office in Montreal, Canada.
Featured June 4, 2024

Baldur’s Gate 3 boasts impressive average playtime of 100 hours on Steam: how it compares to other RPGs

Even 10 months after its global launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still selling well, attracting tens of thousands of concurrent players daily. And another indicator of the game’s long-term success is its average playtime.
Industry News June 4, 2024

Saudi’s Savvy Games Group wants to forge closer ties with Nintendo, Capcom and other Japanese companies as part of its expansion

Savvy Games Group, an investing firm established by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, continues its global expansion. The company plans to further partner with Japanese publishers on its way to building a game development hub in the Middle East.
Industry News June 4, 2024

Destiny 2 returns to top 3 on Steam charts, new survival game Soulmask debuts at #7

Counter Strike 2 remains undefeated on the Steam charts for the fourth week in a row, but last week still saw quite a few changes and interesting additions. Let’s take a look at the highest-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.
Industry News June 4, 2024

Avalanche Studios shuts down two offices to “ensure a stable and sustainable future for the company”

Avalanche Studios Group, best known for the Just Cause franchise, has announced its decision to close two studios. As a result, dozens of people will lose their jobs.
Industry News June 3, 2024

ByteDance plans to focus on “fun games”, as its gaming business enters second phase after turbulent restructuring

ByteDance seems to have finally decided on the future of its video game division. With the appointment of the new CEO of Nuverse, the Chinese tech giant plans to build a more centralized management structure and focus on long-term growth.
Industry News June 3, 2024

PlayWay reports its best Q1 in terms of revenue, with House Flipper accounting for nearly 30% of total

PlayWay has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2024 ended March 31. The Polish publisher posted its best Q1 in terms of revenue, also seeing strong profit growth.
Industry News June 3, 2024

Games industry saw almost same number of layoffs in first five months of 2024 as in all of last year

The labor market climate in the games industry is wild. Last month, companies around the world laid off at least 773 employees, with the total number of job cuts this year nearly equaling all of 2023.
Industry News May 31, 2024

Raphaël Colantonio discusses closure of Arkane Austin: “I was naive like everybody about what Microsoft was saying”

The closure of Arkane Austin caught many players and game developers off guard. Here is what prominent designer Raphaël Colantonio has to say about the demise of the studio, where he once helped shape the vision and create games like Dishonored and Prey.
Marketing May 31, 2024

How solo dev spent $4,365 on paid ads to reach Popular Upcoming on Steam with his life sim This Grand Life 2

Patrick Tang, aka Poking Water Games, is a solo indie developer who decided to run an ad campaign to get his tycoon life sim This Grand Life 2 into the Popular Upcoming section on Steam. Here are the results achieved during this experiment.
Market Analysis May 31, 2024

Xbox Series lags behind Xbox One and Xbox 360 in US sales on time aligned basis, according to Circana

Circana is back with its monthly report on the US games market. Here is a quick look at the best-selling products, including how the sales of Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 compare to their predecessors.
Events May 30, 2024

Program announced for WN Conference Istanbul’24, with talks from IO Interactive, Rami Ismail, and Unity

The next WN Conference is coming to Istanbul, Turkey on June 11-12. Here is an overview of the event’s official program, which includes talks from industry experts, workshops with companies like Google and AWS, and more.
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